Employment & Immigration | Contracts
Well drafted service agreements, employment contracts and policies safeguard the rights of both employees and employers. Investment in the documentation and ensuring the documentation is properly tailored promotes the smooth running and protection of the business.
We have wide experience in drafting and advising on all types of employment and work related documentation, including bonus and incentive structures.
Recent instructions include:
- Advising a National House-builder on a breach by a former of employee of their post-termination obligations including breach of restrictive covenants and confidential information
- Advising on the enforceability of restrictive covenants and drafting post termination restraints for an international security company
- Drafting “self-employed” contracts for subcontractors for a courier company
- Drafting staff handbooks tailored to individual client requirements, including a firm of architects and a chain of privately owned restaurants
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